Chapter 59 Reversal of the Matter
The assistant who had been standing behind Amanda was nowhere to be found. Fortunately, she held on to the wall, and Amanda could barely stand firm. With aggressive questions from the reporters, Amanda’s mind was in chaos.
From beginning to end, this incident was reversed by Olinka’s malicious editing and caption. The photos were real, but the facts were the opposite. It was impossible to explain.
“You’re the person in charge of the project in the old town, right? The person in the photo is you, right?”
“You’re the one who drove away the old lady to demolish it, aren’t you?”
“Is this matter decided by you or the senior management?”
“Is it the internal decision of the Sean Group? Or is it even related to your project investor Byran Group?”
Amanda didn’t even have a chance to reply before she was drowned out by the questions and microphones.
“Everyone, quiet down!”
The loudspeaker suddenly rang and echoed in the large conference room. The harsh resonance made all the reporters quiet, covering their ears and protecting the machine, turning to look at the source of the sound.
It was the door of the conference room.
“It’s Iverson.”
“The people of the Byran Group are here.”
“Sure enough, this has something to do with the Byran Group.”
“It’s big news to interview Iverson.”
In the blink of an eye, the reporters surrounding Amanda rushed in another direction.
Amanda looked in the direction of the voice in bewilderment.
“Why is Iverson here at this hour?”
The speaker was in Iverson’s assistant(Jamie)’s hand. At this moment, he had turned off the speaker and silently retreated to Iverson’s side.
“Everyone, it’s against the principle of a reporter to shift the blame of tearing down a house and causing deaths to a person to a woman before the matter is investigated clearly.”
Iverson’s impassive eyes swept over the crowd without emotion.
The reporters looked at each other.Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.
“But the photos have been recognized, and the relevant person in charge will be fired. How can this be explained?”
“Yes, it’s true that an old lady in her 90s is hospitalized.”
“And their neighbors. We interviewed them. It happened yesterday afternoon. It’s obvious to all.”
In the discussion, the people on the scene echoed one after another.
However, Iverson said, “Have you ever interviewed the two workers responsible for demolition?”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Someone said, “we can’t find those two people.”
“Who said we couldn’t find them?” Jamie took out his mobile phone. On the screen was the police station in Zoeyon District. In the detention room, two men who had been pixelated were facing the camera for interviews.
Jamie said, “We have already investigated the matter clearly. The journalists of the Phoenix Society are interviewing the parties involved now. You can watch the live broadcast directly if you want to know the truth. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the live broadcast. The journalists on the scene will help you ask.”
The scene was instantly in an uproar.
At this moment, Olinka’s face was almost dark. She tried to get off the stage while no one was paying attention but was stopped by a voice. “Miss Fane, where do you want to go?”
Amanda took the microphone closest to the backstage and shouted to stop Olinka from leaving.
The reporters also turned around, and all eyes fell on Olinka, who had a guilty conscience.
Amanda walked onto the stage with the microphone, and her eyes were calm. “The bad impact of this matter has affected not only our Sean Group but also the reputation of the entire real estate industry. As the general manager of the Sean Group, shouldn’t Miss Fane care about it the most? Now that the truth is out, why did you leave?”
Under everyone’s gaze, Olinka’s face flushed and turned pale by turns. “Who said I was leaving? I’m going to get something.”
“It’s enough to let your assistant get it. Miss Fane, just sit here and watch this live show with everyone.”
Amanda said to the reporters, “Everyone, please take a seat.”
The reporters dispersed and returned to their original positions.
Iverson strode out the stage and sat in the first row, facing Amanda on the stage. His indifferent eyes, however, made Amanda feel at ease.
Amanda looked at the man below the stage. He was as calm and aloof as ever, but he always appeared in time. He stood behind her when she was at her most isolated and helpless moment; she wanted to cry.
The live broadcast was still going on. As the most credible media in the capital, all the news released by the Phoenix Society had gone through a deep investigation without any subjective color and pursued objective reality.
It could be said that the Phoenix Society was the sign of the media.
“What did the employer tell you? What did she ask you to do? What did she give you in return?”
“Just 1, 000 dollars per day, let us throw out the things of the old lady’s home. She said that she is working in the Sean Group. We thought that with such a great background, we would be fine. We are just small fries and want to make some money.”
“Did you do anything to hurt the old lady?”
“Absolutely not. The old lady is so old that we didn’t even touch her a finger.”
“Then who is the woman who hired you?”
“She’s a charming woman.”
“Is it the one on the news?”
“It’s not her. She arrived later and refused to let us move. She even scolded the woman who hired us in front of us. We saw that the situation was not good, so we left. So it’s really not our fault that something happened to the old lady.”
The person on the news was Amanda, but the two parties denied it directly. Would anyone dare to lie in the police station?
The situation reversed so quickly that all the reporters on the scene were confused.
“Why is there another woman?”
“In other words, someone is framing Amanda on purpose?”
“Why did someone pretend to be a member of the Sean Group to tear down the house by force?”
On the stage, Amanda shot Olinka a glance.
Olinka lowered her head and didn’t dare to look at the reporters. She said in a low voice, “If you say that it’s me, then it must have something to do with the Sean Group. Do you want to cause such a consequence? Amanda, think about it.”
“What I hate most is being threatened.”
Amanda snorted and said coldly, “Everyone heard that. Suppose you’re afraid that the two aren’t enough to make up the evidence. In that case, I’ll have the chief engineer who accompanied me testify for me. At the very least, you can wait for the old lady to wake up from the hospital before asking again.”
The reporters looked embarrassed, feeling more and more guilty.
At this moment, the meeting room door opened outside, and a group of police officers came in directly to show their credentials. They said to Olinka in front of everyone, “Olinka, are you? You are suspected of bribery and instigating the demolition of the private house, leading to an old lady’s heart disease. Please come with us now.”
Olinka’s face turned deathly pale. “You must be mistaken. What does this have to do with me?”
“Take her away.”
After that, Olinka was taken away by the police.